studiobondurri Chapter 265 - 262: Going Home
Chapter 265 - 262: Going Home
Japan’s New Year was originally the same as China’s, based on the lunar calendar, hence many of the festivals were also similar. However, during Japan’s Meiji Restoration Period, in an effort to learn from the West and fully westernize, the Meiji Government abolished the traditional lunar calendar in favor of the Western Gregorian calendar.
China, on the other hand, adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1912, the year after the Xinhai Revolution, although it was used alongside the lunar calendar. After the establishment of New China, this dual calendar system was retained, and the Chinese people remained more accustomed to the traditional Lunar New Year.
Of course, this also meant that the Chinese New Year was different from that of the vast majority of countries around the world.
Since Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar for its New Year, the holiday occurs on New Year’s Day.
Although by national law only January 1 is an official holiday, in practice both government agencies and general enterprises stop working on December 29 and do not resume until January 3.
With such an extended holiday, Japanese people, deeply influenced by Chinese culture, also choose to reunite with their families and celebrate the New Year together.
For the same reason, after spending Christmas together, Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi set off on a journey to visit Hiromi’s hometown.
"Actually, we could have asked Xiao Lan to transform into a giant dragon and fly us to my hometown," Hiromi said, fastening the buttons of her coat suggestively while sitting in the Shinkansen, looking out at the scenery flashing past, and speaking to Chen Yu.
As the two had purchased a private booth ticket, only the two of them were in the small compartment, so they did not hesitate to discuss some secretive topics. The blue-grey dragon they referred to as "Xiao Lan," also lay in a miniature form on the small table in the compartment, munching on potato chips with a crispy sound.
Upon hearing Hiromi mention its name, it lifted its head and let out a small streak of blue lightning, roaring, "I am the great Gestaniius! Not some Xiao Lan, this is an insult to the Child of the Storm!"
Hiromi sighed as well upon hearing Necromancer, "Isn’t that the truth? Last Lunar New Year, I was making a wish at the Shrine hoping to get a boyfriend this year, but I never imagined that confessing to you would lead to so much. Now I’m not even fully human anymore, really... How are you going to make it up to me?"
Now endowed with the supernatural power of a giant dragon, Hiromi was less a human and more of a humanoid dragon, it was just that she hadn’t grown enough to fully wield her powers yet.
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Upon hearing her words, Necromancer laughed lightly and said, "How do you want me to make it up to you? Aren’t I accompanying you home for New Year’s right now?"
He purposely used Chinese for that last sentence, playing a bit of a word game.
This remark of course led Hiromi to playful indignation, and she pinched Necromancer’s cheeks and retorted, "You’ve got some thick skin."
"See? These two just can’t help but be all lovey-dovey when they’re together," Audis jumped onto the table, sharing his pet insights with Xiao Lan. As the pet of a Necromancer, Audis held a certain respect for Xiao Lan, but that respect turned into closeness when he saw her easily suppressed by Hiromi while trying to defend the honor of the giant dragons.
"I’m a giant dragon, I don’t eat dog food." Xiao Lan glanced at the black cat beside her, rolled her eyes, and then stuck her head into the bag of chips, "I like to eat roasted demi-humans, camels are good too... Hmm, chips are acceptable, I like them roasted."
Seeing Xiao Lan ignore him, Audis just coiled up boringly, covered his eyes with his tail, and let his ears droop, opting for ’out of sight, out of mind.’
"Hiromi, what should I call your mom when I meet her for the first time? Auntie or Ma’am? Or should I just call her ’Mom’ like you do?" While the pets were each doing their own thing, their owners were still being sweet together, "Or should I just call her ’Mom’ like you do?"
"Now you’re already thinking of calling her ’Mom’? You’re getting ahead of yourself! We aren’t even married yet! I can give this ring back to you anytime, you know," Hiromi said with feigned arrogance, but the look she gave the ring on her finger was filled with fondness and care.